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TIL New Mexico has an official state cowboy song; "Under New Mexico Skies"

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dD51E TIL JFK was one of the first presidents to pardon a turkey for Thanksgiving on Nov 19, 1963. The 55lb bird out lived the president as Kennedy was assassinated just 3 days later on Nov. 22nd.
4XEEa TIL that the 1st moon landing, the Manson murders and the Woodstock festival all happened within the timespan of just one month (the Summer of 69) (cbsnews.com)
lobba TIL the Claim that the Bond girl who was painted gold died of asphyxiation is false.
v1Rr8 TIL UK prop designer Andrew Ainsworth, who made the original Stormtrooper helmets, was sued by Lucasfilm for $20m for making and selling replicas, who argued he did not hold the intellectual property rights, a point upheld by a US court. After spending £700,000 defending himself, Ainsworth won.
p8AQp TIL: William Brodie lead a double life between being a member in good standing of a cabinetmakers' guild by day and a burglar and gambler by night, and thereby inspired The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde